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Police re-capture government building in Donetsk

Police re-captured the administrative headquarters of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk and have around 68 pro-Russian protesters in custody who are being questioned over the occupation.

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Yanukovich 'asks Russia to use forces to establish peace'

Ukraine's ousted leader Viktor Yanukovich has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin requesting that he use the Russian military to restore law and order in Ukraine, Moscow's U.N. envoy said.

Under the influence of Western countries, there are open acts of terror and violence. People are being persecuted for language and political reasons. So in this regard I would call on the President of Russia, Mr Putin, asking him to use the armed forces of the Russian Federation to establish legitimacy, peace, law and order, stability and defending the people of Ukraine.

– Letter from Yanukovich to Putin, as quoted by Russian UN envoy

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin quoted the letter in an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

During his speech, Churkin held up a copy of the letter for council members to see.

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